Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, met with the newly appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the AU and Head of UN Office to AU (UNOAU) Ms. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh.
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The week-long annual conference of Ambassadors, Consuls Generals, and Directors Generals of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is well underway. State Minister Dr. Markos Tekle will be leading the panel discussion to have a detailed discussion on significant progresses, and challenges of the Ministry in our diplomatic missions.
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Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations, Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie said Ethiopia has played a key role during its two years stint at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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President Sahle-Work Zewde has returned to Addis Ababa this morning (December 19) after attending the Africa -Europe High-Level Forum in Vienna which took place under the theme: “Taking Cooperation to the Digital Age”.
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At a press briefing on Thursday (December 13) Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Meles Alem briefed the media regarding the results garnered since Ethiopia began allowing citizens of other African countries to enter the country by issuing visa on arrival.
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At its quarterly meeting, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors met to select countries eligible for MCC assistance, which is designed to spur economic growth and reduce poverty.
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In response to Ethiopia being selected for the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) threshold program, which assists countries to become eligible for substantial MCC financial support, Freedom House issued the following statement:
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Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed met with Patrick Gaspard of the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday (December 11) here in Addis Ababa. According to the Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia , discussions focused on the progress of reforms currently taking place in Ethiopia.
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Speaking at a forum on enhancing the evaluation capacity of the progress of implementation of SDGs and Agenda 2063 being held in Addis Ababa (December 10-12), UNICEF’s Director of Evaluation, George Laryea-Adjei said “Ethiopia continues to champion the sustainable development of Africa at UNICEF and the whole UN”.
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State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Markos Tekle met Mr Simon Mordue, Deputy Director- General of Migration and Home Affairs of the European commission on the margins of the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact of Migration in Marrakesh, Morocco.
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Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and six other Ethiopians, including Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam and CEO of Ethio Telecom, Frehiwot Tamiru have made it to New African magazine’s list of “100 Most Influential Africans."
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Addis Ababa November 29/2018 Ethiopia has been entering into a paradigm shift and the
reform underway is a model for other African countries, US Assistant Secretary for African
Affairs Tibor Nagy said..
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This off-the-record luncheon briefing with His Excellency Kassa Tekleberhan, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the U.S. will allow members to share their priorities and operations in Ethiopia. Participants should come prepared to brief Ambassador Kassa on their companies current and planned activities in Ethiopia.
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Addis Ababa, November 28, 2018 – Ethiopia’s Minister of Defense Aisha Mohammed today met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy and General Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).
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Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) for future cooperation to help advance water security in Ethiopia.
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Bahr Dar City, the Capital of Amhara Regional State (Ethiopia) and the City of Madison, the Capital City of the State of Wisconsin (USA) have become Sister Cities on November 20, 2018, making Madison the second American city to become Bahir Dar’s sister city, next to the City of Cleveland, Ohio. more

AAddis Ababa, November 21, 2018 -The African Development Bank Group (ADB) last Monday approved additional resources to Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Program in the form of a 123- million US dollars grant. more